Back in the spring of 2010, I'd just become involved in school food reform in my children's district and was looking around for a book to help me better understand the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). It was my good fortune that only a few … [Continue reading]

An interesting study recently reported in the New York Times Well blog found that children exposed to a fat jelly bean cartoon character later consumed more candy than kids shown a thin version of the same character.
Specifically, 60 eighth graders … [Continue reading]

As part of its previously announced ten-point plan to help reduce obesity, the British grocery chain Tesco made headlines this week with a controversial announcement that it will ban sugar-sweetened, child-targeted beverages such as Capri Sun from … [Continue reading]

Earlier this week I shared the link to a piece by Dana Woldow, "Will SNA Chart a New Course?," which examined the background of newly elected School Nutrition Association President Jean Ronnei. Woldow speculated that, based on the progressive meal … [Continue reading]

One of the criticisms lobbied at the new, healthier school meal standards is that student athletes are going hungry. We've already talked on The Lunch Tray about whether that claim is actually true and, at any rate, whether the dietary needs of … [Continue reading]

For those following the battle over healthier school food, here's the latest since my last update at the end of June ("This Isn't Applebees: A School Food Update"):
Will the SNA Change Course?
The School Nutrition Association (SNA), the leading … [Continue reading]

Happy Monday, TLT'ers!
I'm back from summer vacation and slowly (s-l-o-w-l-y!) getting back into the blogging groove. As I catch up on my email and social media feeds, here are some items worth sharing:
Senate Committee Approves School Food … [Continue reading]

I'm taking a break to relax and spend time with family and will resume regular blogging and my newsletter in mid-late July.
Hope you're having an enjoyable summer! :-)
Do You Love The Lunch Tray? ♥♥♥ Then "like" The Lunch Tray! Join almost … [Continue reading]

I feel like I've been failing you, TLT'ers! I aim to keep you informed of the latest school food news, but due to travel and other real life intrusions I've fallen a bit behind. And that's unfortunate because there's a lot going on these days with … [Continue reading]

Back in September, Beef Products Inc. (BPI), the manufacturer of "lean, finely textured beef" (LFTB, also known as "pink slime"), served me with a subpoena in connection with its pending defamation lawsuit in South Dakota state court. Specifically, … [Continue reading]

Earlier this year I was contacted by Dr. Tracy Slagter, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Slagter told me she was starting a brand new course on food politics -- and my blog was going to be part of … [Continue reading]

I know it seems lately like The Lunch Tray is turning into "The Sid Miller Chronicles" but allow me just one more post (for now) on Texas's new Agriculture Commissioner and his wrong-headed school nutrition policies.
For those of you just tuning … [Continue reading]